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 ID Help: Female Scorpion Fly?
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| ellio |
Posted on 23-05-2007 11:55
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Member Location: London Posts: 8 Joined: 27.04.07 |
Hi Folks, I shot this a couple of days ago as it was warming up in a patch of nettles. Its quite big, approx 15-20mm in length. The patterned wings folded flat on top forming a nice V. Am I close with a Scorpion Fly? ellio attached the following image:  [51.14Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-05-2007 13:05
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
No, sorry - not even in the same ballpark  Scorpion flies are a different order (Mecoptera) of 4-winged insects, more closely related to lacewings etc. Yours is correct for this forum though because it is a 2-winged fly (Diptera) belonging to the genus Rhagio; family Rhagionidae - also called 'Snipe Flies'. But I'm not sure which species it is.
Edited by ChrisR on 23-05-2007 13:08 |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 23-05-2007 14:25
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
I think this R. scolopaceus |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-05-2007 16:53
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19130 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree Theo Zeegers |
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| ellio |
Posted on 28-05-2007 13:06
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Member Location: London Posts: 8 Joined: 27.04.07 |
Thanks all for the ID. This website certainly has helped my identify these curious little creatures.  |
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| jezlee |
Posted on 28-05-2007 19:47
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 Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
Nice shot, Elliot! What set-up do you use for your pics? Jez |
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| ellio |
Posted on 29-05-2007 18:20
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Member Location: London Posts: 8 Joined: 27.04.07 |
Hi Jez, Its very simple. A DSLR, 100mm F2.8 Macro, 25mm Extension tube, EX550 flash with Stofen diffuser. Flash is set to -2.0 so its very subtle, but lifts the colours and adds a little punch. The stofen bounces and spreads the light around. Oh yeah, very important, everything is on a very sturdy tripod. I use a Gitzo 1325 and an RSS BH55 ball head. I use a remote shutter release to remove any possibility of camera shake. My website is just being rebuilt and will be on-line tomorrow. In the articles section there is a guide on straightforward, macro photography Hope this helps |
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